1 In Christ Jesus, we who sometimes were far off, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, are made nigh. For he is our peace, who hath made both Jew and Gentile one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments, contained in ordinances. So that now there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bond or free; for we are all one in Christ Jesus.

2 This is the Messias, who, when he came, was to tell us all things. And accordingly, he to whom were known the ways of life, hath taught us what we shall do that we may work the works of God.

3 Moses, because of the hardness of their hearts, suffered the Jews to do some things, which from the beginning were not so done; and many things were said by them of old time to be lawful, which were not allowed in the law of Moses; and the word of God delivered by him was in divers cases made of none effect, through the tradition of the elders. But Christ and his Apostles expounded the way of God more perfectly.

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He hath called us to glory and virtue, and given unto us exceeding great and precious promises; that by these we might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

5 This is the Gospel of the grace of God, who will have mercy and not sacrifice; which is the power

iv. 25.

2 John

1 Eph. ii. 13. 12, 13, 14, 15. Col. iii. 11. Gal. iii. 28. Acts ii. 28. John vi. 28. 3 Matt. xix. 8. Matt. v. 21. 27. Mark vii. 13. 5. Mark iv. 34. Acts xxviii. 23. Acts xviii. 4 2 Pet. i. 3, 4. 5 Acts xx. 24. Matt. ix. 13. Rom.

33. 26.

i. 16, 17, 18.

of God unto salvation, to every one that believeth: therein also is revealed the wrath of God from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of

men.

1 The word of the Lord endureth for ever; and this is the word which by the Gospel is preached unto It is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than one tittle of the law of Christ to fail.

us.

2 Other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. And if any man build upon this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble, every man's work shall be manifest, and the fire shall try every man's work, of what sort it is.

HE DIED FOR OUR SINS.

Those things which God before had showed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. For the chief priests, and the scribes and elders of the people of the Jews, condemned him to death, and delivered him to the Gentiles, to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him; and he was crucified between two thieves, being obedient unto death, even the death of the

cross.

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* Christ hath loved us, and hath given himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God, for a sweet smelling savour.

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Christ our passover is sacrificed for us; who was the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

11 Pet. i. 25. 3 Acts iii. 18. Matt. xxvii. 38, Rev. xiii. 8.

Luke xvi. 17.
Matt. xx. 18, 19.
Phil. ii. 8.

2 1 Cor.
Luke xxiv. 20.
4 Eph. v. 2.

iii. 11, 12, 13. Matt. xx. 18. 5 1 Cor. v. 7.

When we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. While we were yet sinners, he died for us; and gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world.

2 Christ hath suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows. He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; who his ownself bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we being dead to sin, should live unto righteousness; by whose stripes we were healed.

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He who knew no sin, was made to be sin for us, that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. The Lord hath lain on him the iniquity of us

all.

4 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us; that he might reconcile us unto God by the cross.

5 He loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood; who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

"The Son of Man gave himself a ransom for all; and he is the propitiation for the sins of the whole world. He died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him, which died for them.

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He hath redeemed us to God by his blood, out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation.

1 Rom. v. 6. 8.

Gal. i. 4.

3 2 Cor. v. 21. Isa. liii. 6.

1 Pet. ii. 24.
ii. 16.
5 Rev. i. 5. Tit. ii. 14.
ii. 6. 1 John ii. 2. 2 Cor. v. 15.

21 Pet. iii. 18. Isa. liii. 4, 5. 4 Gal. iii. 13. Eph. 6 Matt. xx. 28. 1 Tim. 7 Rev. v. 9.

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He shall justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

2 We were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, who was fore-ordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for us, who by him do believe in God. For we are bought with a price.

3 Christ our high-priest, not by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, entered in once into the holy place; having offered himself without spot to God, and obtained eternal redemption for us. Neither hath he often suffered since the foundation of the world; but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. And as it is appointed unto men once to' die, so Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many.

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Every other priest standeth daily ministering, and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: but we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

5 This Jesus being the captain of our salvation, and having tasted death for every man, was made perfect through sufferings; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; and deliver them who through fear of death were all their life-time subject to bondage.

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He laid down his life of himself, and no man took

it from him. And hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us.

HE ROSE AGAIN FOR OUR JUSTIFICATION.

1 The same Christ who died for our sins was buried, and rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit.

2 God raised him up, and showed him openly unto witnesses chosen before of God; who said none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come; that Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead.

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Though he was crucified through weakness, yet he lived by the power of God; who loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

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As he had power to lay down his life, so he had power to take it again.

5 Christ being raised from the dead, dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.

* He was declared to be the Son of God with power, by the resurrection from the dead.

'Thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead; that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all

nations.

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He was delivered for our offences, and raised again for our justification: and therefore have we a